Flashback Tuesday, on a Wednesday early AM

I posted this on my Tumblr site a while ago, while still in Korea and realized I never posted it here, so here goes. I thought it was worth the re-post.

Mix Tape 2011

A message board I post on did this thread and I thought I’d post it here. If you had to make a mix tape for this year, and were limited to 8 songs on each side, what songs would be included. I had a hard time coming up with mine, so I used my “most played” function on iTunes. Here are mine.

What are yours?

Side 1

1. Someone Else’s Life — Joshua Radin

2. Closer to Fine — Indigo Girls

3. Can’t Go Back Now — The Weepies

4. Keep Breathing — Ingrid Michaelson

5. Paperweight — Joshua Radin & Schuyler Fisk (Last Kiss Soundtrack)

6. Sooner or Later — Michael Tolcher

7. I am a Rock — Simon and Garfunkel

8. Shelter from the Storm — Bob Dylan

Side 2

1. Big Yellow Taxi — Joni Mitchell

2. Leaving on a Jet Plane — Peter, Paul, and Mary

3. Electricity — Elton John (from the Billy Elliot musical)

4. Waiting on My Real Life to Begin and Beautiful World — Colin Hay

5. Perfect Girl — Sarah McLachlan

6. Something There — Walt Disney Company (Beauty and the Beast)

7. For Good — From Wicked

8. Two Nobodies in New York —From [Title of Show] musical

Photos of the day

I'm trying to make a conscious effort to take more photos everyday. I want to document the exciting moments as well as the not-so-exciting moments. Here, we have the latter. A couple of photos on the train north of Atlanta on the way downtown to class, and then one of a painting in progress the night before. This is my life, folks. Take it or leave it.

Another anthem for my life

Yes, posting lyrics is kind of a copout...

...but I will do it anyway, because that's the kind of mood I'm in...

Nick of Time
Bonnie Raitt

A friend of mine she cries at night and she calls me on the phone
Sees babies everywhere she goes and she wants one of her own
She's waited long enough she says and, she still he can't decide
Pretty soon she'll have to choose and it tears her up inside
She is scared
Scared she'll run out of time

I see my folks are getting on and I watch their bodies change
I know they see the same in me and it makes us both feel strange
No matter how you tell yourself, it's what we all go through
Those lines are pretty hard to take when they're starin' back at you
Scared to run out of time

When did the choices get so hard, there's so much more at stake
Life gets mighty precious
When there's less of it to waste
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Scared to run out of time

Just when I thought I'd had enough and all my tears were shed
No promise left unbroken, there were no painful words unsaid
You came along and showed me how to leave it all behind
You opened up my heart again and then much to my surprise
I found love, baby, love in in the nick of time
(Love in the nick of time)
I found love, darlin', love in the nick of time
I found love baby, love in the nick of time

Cool song

I discovered this song while watching SCRUBS today, and immediately fell a little bit more in love...even though I'm not a fan of the band. I'm not sure how I feel about the music video, but the song is catchy and might get added to my iTunes playlists. Yay good music!!!

This song seems to sum it all up right now

"A Place In This World"
Taylor Swift

I don't know what I want, so don't ask me
Cause I'm still trying to figure it out
Don't know what's down this road, I'm just walking
Trying to see through the rain coming down
Even though I'm not the only one
Who feels the way I do

I'm alone, on my own, and that's all I know
I'll be strong, I'll be wrong, oh but life goes on
I'm just a girl, trying to find a place in
This world

Got the radio on, my old blue jeans
And I'm wearing my heart on my sleeve
Feeling lucky today, got the sunshine
Could you tell me what more do I need
And tomorrow's just a mystery, oh yeah
But that's ok

I'm alone, on my own, and that's all I know
I'll be strong, I'll be wrong, oh but life goes on
I'm just a girl, trying to find a place in
This world

Maybe I'm just a girl on a mission
But I'm ready to fly

I'm alone, on my own, and that's all I know
I'll be strong, I'll be wrong, oh but life goes on
I'm just a girl, trying to find a place in
This world